CompTIA Project+ Study Guide, 3rd Edition

AppendixAnswers to Review Questions

Chapter 1: Introducing the Project

1. C, E.  A project creates a unique product, service, or result and has defined start and finish dates. Interrelated activities or processes repeated multiple times are not projects because they don't have start and finish dates, and they don't produce unique results. Option D outlines some of the reasons a project might come about.
2. B.  Options A, C, and D describe a project.
3. D.  A program is a group of related projects that can benefit from coordinated project management. Life cycles are the various stages a project goes through, and process groups consist of Discovery/Concept, Initiating, Planning, Executing, and Closing.
4. A, C.  Portfolios consist of programs, subportfolios, ...